Bisphosphonates therapy in children with Osteogenesis imperfecta: clinical experience in oral surgery.

Objectives: To define the possible complications of oral surgery in childhood in patients affected by type 1 Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and treated with bisphosphonates (BP).

Methods: The study was conducted among 20 patients in childhood with an age range 8-14 (12 ♂ e 8 ♀) affected by OI. Patients were initially evaluated at the Policlinico Umberto I, University Hospital of Rome, Rare Disease Center Skeletal Dysplasia-Bone Metabolic Pathologies and after at the Policlinico Umberto I, University Hospital of Rome, Head and Neck Department, UOC Pediatric Dentistry.

Results: From this experience, we showed that a proper patient management from the medical and dental point of view can protect these patients from the risk of post-operative problems, such as onj, soft tissue flogos, intraoral and extraoral fistulas, failure to heal the post-extractive alveolus, infections, post-operative pain and pathological fractures. The follow-up, ranging from a minimum of 2 years to a maximum of 5 years, have not demonstrated the presence of particular complications or healing defects.

Conclusions: The clinical experiences observed in these patients are encouraging because no postoperative complications have been observed compared to patients non-affected by OI.